Botswana Beef Recipe

         Ingredients:

·                              125ml olive oil

·                              60ml soy sauce

·                              4 cloves garlic, crushed

·                              1 thumb fresh root ginger, peeled and crushed

·                              2 red chilies, seeded and chopped

·                              5ml paprika

·                              10ml ground peppercorns

·                              10ml coriander seeds, crushed

·                              4 x 225g fillet steaks

·                              45ml olive oil for cooking

·                              8 large cloves whole garlic, peeled

·                              Salt and ground pepper

To Serve:

·                              4 banana leaves

·                              Fresh chilies   

                                                                                

     Directions:

     In a deep ceramic dish combine the olive oil, soy sauce, crushed garlic, ginger, chilies, paprika, ground peppercorns and coriander.

Add the steaks and coat well with marinade. Leave for at least 6 hours.

Heat a large cast-iron pan. Add the olive oil for cooking, steaks and whole garlic.

Seal steaks for 3 minutes on each side, and then cook until ready.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

To Serve:

Wrap each fillet in a strip of banana leaf and garnish with fresh chilies as per photograph.